SF Bay Area machining classes starting soon!
Bart Smaalders
I've been taking some evening classes in machining at De Anza Junior
College in Cupertino to
brush up on those things I really never learned in high school shop or
on my own. The enrollment
period for spring quarter is just beginning, and there's likely to be
plenty of space in the introductory
class. If you've at all interested in using more than a million bucks
worth of machines and tooling,
including Bridgeports, LeBlonds, Hardinge and NC equipment, the classes
at De Anza offer a great
opportunity to do so for a pretty nominal fee.
You can register via email from their web site:
http://www.deanza.fhda.edu/ as well as peruse the
course catalog.
Here's the course catalog entry for the intro class, which runs from
6:00 to 9:40 on Tuesdays next
quarter:
MFGD 70
Basic Machine Tools and Processes
2 Units
(Formerly Machining and CAM Technology 50.)
Advisory: Eligibility for English Writing 100B and Reading 91 or English
as a Second Language 4.
Four hours lecture-laboratory.
Basic measuring tools and practice, basic machine operations including
pedestal grinders,
drill presses, saws, lathes and milling machines. Bench work such as
filing, layout,
use of taps and dies. Care and maintenance of hand and machine tools and
shop safety.
Hope to see you there next quarter. This program needs and deserves our
support.
- Bart
--
Bart Smaalders http://smaalders.net/~barts
Edward Haas
classes in this neck of the woods??
--
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---Decks a-wash in a sea of words---
Roger Brown
>
> For those of you in the SF Bay Area:
>
> I've been taking some evening classes in machining at De Anza Junior
> College in Cupertino to
> brush up on those things I really never learned in high school shop or
> on my own. The enrollment
> period for spring quarter is just beginning, and there's likely to be
> plenty of space in the introductory
> class. If you've at all interested in using more than a million bucks
> worth of machines and tooling,
> including Bridgeports, LeBlonds, Hardinge and NC equipment, the classes
> at De Anza offer a great
> opportunity to do so for a pretty nominal fee.
>
> You can register via email from their web site:
> http://www.deanza.fhda.edu/ as well as peruse the
> course catalog.
>
> Here's the course catalog entry for the intro class, which runs from
> 6:00 to 9:40 on Tuesdays next
> quarter:
I assume that's PM. I'm currently enrolled in the CCOC Machine Shop class
(http://www.metroed.com/) that meets in San Jose. They also offer welding and
other classes.
Have you taken any of these classes from DeAnza before? Are they open to
bringing in outside projects?
Mike Rehmus
I took a year's courses there from a 'real' machinist turned instructor.
The shop, the equipment and the teaching philosophy are first rate. > 98%
of the students get industry jobs by the end of the 2 year course. Many are
offered jobs by industry with the proviso that they are to finish the
classes even during work hours. They teach a 'job-shop' approach to
machining which means you get to learn about a lot of machine tools and make
a wide variety of useful projects. Course work starts out with hand tools
and finishes with CNC mill & lathe programming.
If one is lucky enough to get John Allan as the instructor, it just doesn't
get much better.
--
Mike Rehmus
Videos and stuff for Model Engineers
mi...@byvideo.com
www.byvideo.com
Edward Haas <ste...@bolt.sonic.net> wrote in message
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Gary Lowell
> --Man, that's a long way from Santa Rosa! Anyone know of similar
>classes in this neck of the woods??
At one time Santa Rosa Junior College had a good machine technology
program. I've heard that Collage of Marin has some good classes at
the Novato Campus.
Cheers,
Gary
Robert Mitchell
shop courses there, up through CNC.
For the price, they are wonderful.
I have not seen any reference to the shop courses in the DeAnza catalogs in
a couple of years,
and was really afraid they had sold their equipment to pay for their parking
garage...
Delighted to hear they are still there!
- Robert Mitchell - Cupertino, CA
"Mike Rehmus" <mi...@byvideo.com> wrote in message
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> Not like that, Ed.
>
> I took a year's courses there from a 'real' machinist turned instructor.
> The shop, the equipment and the teaching philosophy are first rate. > 98%
> of the students get industry jobs by the end of the 2 year course. Many
are
> offered jobs by industry with the proviso that they are to finish the
> classes even during work hours. They teach a 'job-shop' approach to
> machining which means you get to learn about a lot of machine tools and
make
> a wide variety of useful projects. Course work starts out with hand tools
> and finishes with CNC mill & lathe programming.
>
> If one is lucky enough to get John Allan as the instructor, it just
doesn't
> get much better.
>
> --
> Mike Rehmus
> Videos and stuff for Model Engineers
> mi...@byvideo.com
> www.byvideo.com
>
> Edward Haas <ste...@bolt.sonic.net> wrote in message
> news:Zx9y4.14$537...@typhoon.sonic.net...
> > --Man, that's a long way from Santa Rosa! Anyone know of similar
> > classes in this neck of the woods??
> >
Jack Erbes
>
> --Man, that's a long way from Santa Rosa! Anyone know of similar
> classes in this neck of the woods??
(most classes are in the evening now). It was a very good one when I
was last over there about 3 years ago. And the staff is good, or was at
that time.
--
Jack in Sonoma, CA, USA (ja...@vom.com)
Edward Haas
G. J. Kuebler
introductory machine shop class at the Reading, PA vo-tech school about a
year ago.
Mike Rehmus <mi...@byvideo.com> wrote in article
<8abb45$gr7$1...@bob.news.rcn.net>...
> Not like that, Ed.
>
> snip
Mike Rehmus
moon.
--
Mike Rehmus
Videos and stuff for Model Engineers
mi...@byvideo.com
www.byvideo.com
G. J. Kuebler <kue...@enter.net> wrote in message
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Len Turnbow
>
> For those of you in the SF Bay Area:
>
> Here's the course catalog entry for the intro class, which runs from
> 6:00 to 9:40 on Tuesdays next
> quarter:
>
> MFGD 70
>
> Basic Machine Tools and Processes
> 2 Units
>
Yup. That's the course I attended, taught by John Allen.
Terrific guy. Enjoyable, informative course. Two thumbs up.
--Len
aubb...@gmail.com
> For those of you in the SF Bay Area:
>
> College in Cupertino to
> brush up on those things I really never learned in high school shop or
> on my own. The enrollment
> period for spring quarter is just beginning, and there's likely to be
> plenty of space in the introductory
> class. If you've at all interested in using more than a million bucks
> worth of machines and tooling,
> including Bridgeports, LeBlonds, Hardinge and NC equipment, the classes
> at De Anza offer a great
> opportunity to do so for a pretty nominal fee.
>
> You can register via email from their web site:
> http://www.deanza.fhda.edu/ as well as peruse the
> course catalog.
>
> 6:00 to 9:40 on Tuesdays next
> quarter:
>
> MFGD 70
>
> Basic Machine Tools and Processes
> 2 Units
>
>
> Advisory: Eligibility for English Writing 100B and Reading 91 or English
> as a Second Language 4.
> Four hours lecture-laboratory.
>
> Basic measuring tools and practice, basic machine operations including
> pedestal grinders,
> drill presses, saws, lathes and milling machines. Bench work such as
> filing, layout,
> use of taps and dies. Care and maintenance of hand and machine tools and
> shop safety.
>
>
> Hope to see you there next quarter. This program needs and deserves our
> support.
>
> - Bart
>
> --
> Bart Smaalders http://smaalders.net/~barts
I am a recruiting with Grainger and we are looking for a Metalworking Specialist position in the San Jose, CA. Do you know if DeAnza College allows companies to post positions?